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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  February 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Feb-18  Jan-18  Dec-17  Feb-17 Feb-18 Jan-18 Feb-18
Inventories, total  1928826 1917998 1905693 1854231    0.6    0.6    4.0
  Manufacturers      675200  672949  670373  648087    0.3    0.4    4.2
  Retailers          628049  625442  621384  613043    0.4    0.7    2.4
   Retail ex. auto   405424  404732  404394  395213    0.2    0.1    2.6
   Auto dealers      222625  220710  216990  217830    0.9    1.7    2.2
  Wholesalers        625577  619607  613936  593101    1.0    0.9    5.5
 Total ex ret auto* 1706201 1697288 1688703 1636401    0.5    0.5    4.3
Sales, total        1430391 1424953 1429453 1352312    0.4   -0.3    5.8
Inv/sales ratio        1.35    1.35    1.33    1.37    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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